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No. 872,236- PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907. B HUFF JR BUILDING.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1907.

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ELBRIDGE HUFF,,JR., OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BUILDING.

To all. it may concern:

' Be i 'knownthat I, ELBRIDGE HUFF, .lr., a

- citizen of the United States, residing at Bath Beach, in the boroughof Brooklyn and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Building, of which :the following is a specification.

My invention relates to portable or knockdown buildings and has for itsobject to produce a substantial building of this character 1 embodyingthe simplicity without sacrificing I strengthxand rigidity.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a building embodyingmy invention,

parts-being broken away. Fig. 2 is a'detail sectional view illustratingthe connection with the foundation. Fig. 3 is a detail section'al viewthrough one of the corners of the illustrating the joint.

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building; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view through two panels andthe corner Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of the corner plate. Fig. 6is a detail perspective view of the joint strip for receiving the edgesof adjacent siding sheets,

parts being broken away. Fig. 7 is a similar view of'the cornerjointstrip.

1 represents the foundation which may be of any suitable construction,such for instance as brick, cement or stone- 2.i s an angle-ironsuitably secured: to the 3 are sidin" sheets of desired height and widthand bolted at the bottom to the angleiron 2. The siding sheets are shownas constructed of corrugated iron, but, of course, it

[is understood that the may be constructed are lined with asbestos 5.

offlat sheets, althoug I prefer the corrugatedsheets' as the strength ofthe structure Inasmuch as the structure will be stronger by using sidingsheets of say, about two feet wide, it is necessar to construct a jointbetween the edges 0 the sheets and for this purpose'I provide thelocking strip 6 of substantially L-shape. This is formed, prefer? abl,of galvanized iron suitably bent which I is, or the purpose ofstrength, filled with an i'angleriron 7. In bending the locking strip,

the material isbent upon itself to form the Specification of LettersPatent.

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oppositely disposed clips 8 and 9, the ends of which extend beyond thelines'of the strip.

10 is a groove formed between the clips 8 and 9. The clips are sprunginward to give .them. increased gfi ping force.

The strips are 0 ted to the angle-iron 2 at the bottom and arepositioned between the edges of two adjacent siding sheets, thewedge-shaped edges of which are ada ted to seat in the clips 8 and 9with whic the form a wind, snow and waterproof joint. If desired boltsmay be passed throu h the sheets and strips but from experience l notfound this necessary as I provide each stri with a sta le or eye 11 inwhich the hooke .ends 12 o the stay or brace 13 are secured, therebyholding the strips 6 firmly to each other against displacement andspreading.

The strips are first secured in position to the angle-irons 2 and thebraces 13 secured in place. The siding sheets are then sli ed in theclips Sand 9 from the top, as be readily understood. The siding sheetsare multi lied according to the dimension of the building. The top. ofeach stri is cut on the desired angle of the roof, the c ips being outon the same angle but shorter than the strip, as will be hereinafterexplained. The strip is provided with a groove 14 at the top, thepurpose of which will be hereinafter explained. 1

The corner strips 15 are preferabl hollow and formed of-galvanized'ironand ed with an angle-iron 16. These corner stripsfare each provided withclips 17 and 18, which are given a gradual bend toward the stri toincrease their gripping force. The top 0 the corner stri is providedwith a groove 19 similar to t e groove 14 of the strip 6 and is inclinedat the top and its clips 17 and 18 shorter, as explained in connectionwith the clips on the strip 6.

The eaves strip is of right-angle construction in cross-sectionprovlding the members 20 and 21, in which an angle-iron 22 is secured.The eaves strip is provided with cli s 23 and 24.

n assembling, the member 20 of the eaves strip is seated in the grooves14 of the siding strip and 19 of the corner stri s, while the member 21rests on the top of t e said strip. The clip 23 extends down over thesiding sheets and strips 6. This clip 23, may,if

desired, be corrugated to fit the corru ations of the sidin sheets, andis extende down upon the si 'ngs as far as may be necessary have to forma wind, rain, and snow-proof joint. The edges of the roofing sheets 24'are shp ed under the clip 24 of the eaves stri he ridge pole 25 of thebuilding is of tiie same construction as the eaves strip and one end ofeach roofing sheet is shaped under the clips 26 of the -r1dge ole, w ethe other end is secured under t e clip of the eaves strip.

The edges of the roofing sheets are secured in strips of constructionsimilar to that of the siding strips which have hereinbefore been fullydescribed.

It is obvious that in numerous places bolts may be used to tie andsteady the several arts of the building. The dimensions of the buildingmay readily be increased or decreased from time to time or may be takendown and reassembled with ease and despateh. In the manufacture allparts are numbered as a guide for assembling.

Aswill be seen my invention provides a ortable or knockdown building ofsimple ut strong and fire-proof construction. Suitable openings may beframed in the siding 4. A building strip for roof or side sheetscomprising a main .bod and oppositely dieposed clips extending'terefrom, the stem of each clip being cut away to form a groove getiweenthe top of the clips and the main 5. In a building a corner stripsubstantially L shape in cross section, having aelip secured to each armthereof.

'6. In a building, a corner strip substantially L shape in crosssection, having a clip secured to each arm thereof, and a groove fpirmedin the upper end back of one-of said 0 ps.

7. In a building, the combination with abutting siding sheets, of stripshaving 0 positely disposed clips to engage and ho d the edges ofadjacent sheets, a he rod securing said stri s to each other, a groovein the upper end of said strips, a corner strip having oppositelydisposed clips at right angles to each other, adapted to engage and holdthe ed es of the siding sheets at the corner of the building, roofingsheets, an eaves strip having clips oppositely disposed and at rightangles to each other to engage the edge of the roof sheet and the topedge of the siding sheets and be seated in the groove at the top of theside and corner binding strips, and tie rods connecting the corner andside sheet trips and holding them against displacement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELBRIDGE HUFF, JR.

Witnesses:

EDWIN S. CLABKSON, J. M. WYNKOOP.

